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Geoffrey W Baker is a male former rower who competed for England.
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Geoffrey W Baker is a male former rower who competed for England.
He represented England and won a gold medal in the doubles sculls with Mike Spracklen, at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales. [1] [2]
Baker and Spracklen rowed for Marlow Rowing Club.
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